The Labor enquirer., 1887-07-16

have man here at home with the moral
courage and honesty enough to speak the
truth regardless of who is hit.
We have railroad here (the B. and NJ. }
that we gave 100000 toward building
and are now compelled to pay them l9
cents hundred on freight that we can
get hauled by wagon for 1913 cents. Now
that is the benefit that road gives us.
That is the honest rate that country peo-
pie have to deal with. But that is not all
Here comes this same railroad and beats
our county out of $4,000 in taxes and
then we are taxed TO make that up.
These are the kind OF steals that Mr.
Millett had the temerity to expose. The
money sharks and Doodle politicians did
not like to be showed up.
Three-fourths of our farms are mort.
gagged to the money lender. We are COM
PEELED to save, stint and starve in every
way possible to meet our interest. In
fact great many Of the farmers wives
are not able to get mder-clothes for
themselves. Well. our lot is to save
starve, go naked and pay interest. Our
store-keepers have the same thing over
they cannot collect what is coming tc
them. We can't pay, so they can't pay.
Along come those machine agents and
tell all the farmers what an advantage q
machine is to them and the easy terms
they can be got for, and get them to give
note. After awhile along comes the
money shark or collector and damns the
farmers if they do not rustic out the last
hog or COW to pay up and starve a little
more.
came too late TO hsar the "New De
claration of Independence" and from the
comments hear on it | would like to
have copy If you would be so kind as to
publish il or send me one. hear most
of my neighbors that heard it say that il
was fine and told the truth, but the money
sharks and Doodle men say it was horrible
and not word of truth in it, but at the
same time do not tell anything that was
in it. have made up my mind they are
not to be trusted. This thing of saying
something is terrible, dmf,d, shocking and
being afraid to show il up proves TO me
that they are sc, of dishonest liars and
towards. For that reason want copy.
These reports are like those we get from
the newspapers about the Chicago bomb
throwing. We took the trial up in our
debating society with all the evidence we
could get from the press and decided they
we're mol guilty.
A year ago Mr.. Buchanan, then of your
city now of Chicago, came to our state
with good news and the press called him
an anarchist. But know that is false for
n neighbor of mine met him at Richmond
Va. last fall. He says that Mr.. Buchanan
took the side of the poor and oppressed
and for truth and right always
We have beautiful country and as fine
n soil as can be found in this Western
country. We all work hard the year
round in hea, and cold to save, starve
wear poor clothes and pay our debts.
enclose s1.so for one years subscrip.
tion. want to inform myself which ]
believe can from the ENQUIRER. | am
very much pleased with its bold and fear
less style.
Many thanks To that homes; man wbc
came among US and started the ball roll
ing, telling us of the better and brighter
time coming. II sometimes seems like q
dream, but God is good. What are W,
here for, anyway To what purpose il
all this show! How can all men be happy
This is what want to know.
Yours for the truth.
A FARMER.
PLATTE CENTER, Neb., July s, 1857.
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